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Švédské předsednictví v Radě EU: Ministr životního prostředí Andreas Carlgren komentuje dohodu Fóra největších ekonomik o energetice a klimatu v italské L'Aquile
10. července 2009 | Švédské předsednictví v Radě EU
“The EU welcomes the news that the countries accounting for around 80 per cent of the worldʼs emissions are now in agreement that global temperatures should be allowed to increase by a maximum of 2ºC compared with pre-industrial levels. This is important for the coming negotiations on setting goals for emissions reductions in the near term.
“The agreement is a first, necessary – although not sufficient – step towards the major UN climate conference in Copenhagen. The world as a whole must draw sufficiently clear conclusions from the goal of limiting the global average rise in temperature to 2ºC. Global emissions must decline by 50 per cent below the 1990 level by 2050, and during the same period the industrialised countries must reduce their emissions by at least 80 per cent below the 1990 level. These will be obvious next steps to introduce in the global negotiations.
“The countries are agreed that the world must reduce emissions in absolute terms, first in industrialised countries, but also in rapidly growing economies. The EU will continue to work to bring about concrete technological cooperation, such as the establishment of a global partnership.
“We need to inject political energy into the negotiations. It is therefore positive that the members of the Major Economies Forum have agreed to continue to meet to identify targets and constructively contribute to Copenhagen,” says Mr Carlgren.
The Major Economies Forum (MEF) gathers together both industrialised countries and rapidly growing economies such as China and Brazil. In his capacity as future Chair of the EU Environment Council, Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren has been working during the spring with the process that led up to today’s declaration, with meetings in Paris, Washington and Mexico. He also took part in the preparatory meeting held in Rome in the days before the MEF meeting in LʼAquila. In addition, he has been engaged in intensive bilateral contacts with the USA and his European ministerial colleagues during this period.
The Major Economies Forum is a US-initiated process, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the UK and the USA. These countries account for some 80 per cent of global emissions. The MEF process is intended to contribute to the negotiations that take place in the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
“The agreement is a first, necessary – although not sufficient – step towards the major UN climate conference in Copenhagen. The world as a whole must draw sufficiently clear conclusions from the goal of limiting the global average rise in temperature to 2ºC. Global emissions must decline by 50 per cent below the 1990 level by 2050, and during the same period the industrialised countries must reduce their emissions by at least 80 per cent below the 1990 level. These will be obvious next steps to introduce in the global negotiations.
“The countries are agreed that the world must reduce emissions in absolute terms, first in industrialised countries, but also in rapidly growing economies. The EU will continue to work to bring about concrete technological cooperation, such as the establishment of a global partnership.
“We need to inject political energy into the negotiations. It is therefore positive that the members of the Major Economies Forum have agreed to continue to meet to identify targets and constructively contribute to Copenhagen,” says Mr Carlgren.
The Major Economies Forum (MEF) gathers together both industrialised countries and rapidly growing economies such as China and Brazil. In his capacity as future Chair of the EU Environment Council, Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren has been working during the spring with the process that led up to today’s declaration, with meetings in Paris, Washington and Mexico. He also took part in the preparatory meeting held in Rome in the days before the MEF meeting in LʼAquila. In addition, he has been engaged in intensive bilateral contacts with the USA and his European ministerial colleagues during this period.
The Major Economies Forum is a US-initiated process, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the UK and the USA. These countries account for some 80 per cent of global emissions. The MEF process is intended to contribute to the negotiations that take place in the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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